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Custom Cardiff  California  dream home that offers privacy and features available only in a select few homes in the coastal community of Cardiff by the Sea. This coastal compound is masterfully designed to enjoy the Southern California beach lifestyle and features exquisite indoor and outdoor spaces, unique center courtyard with stone surfaces, fire pit, outside kitchen, detached Casita, waterfalls and more all invite you to maximize beach living. 4 bedrooms, 4 baths, media room and a private office, over 4000 square feet priced at $1,875,000

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It's the end of the first week of September 2009 and in North San Diego Coastal zip codes there are 2060 available properties attached and detached single family homes with 1509 Contingent and Pending. I must tell you the ratios represented here are considerably better than a year ago. We have a new category that we did not have in MLS system last year as well, the Contingent Status.  So what effect will this new status have on the numbers over time? The contingent status right now has a large number of short sales, many of which will not close successfully.  

I hope everyone had a nice long holiday weekend! While I was watching my kids play this weekend, mainly my daughter, I was thinking about some of her expressions she would use when she was a bit younger.

One was "I don't Give a Care" and the other one came into play when she was upset with someone. Once she was upset at her brother and she called him a "Little, Little". It came out more like "yoooouuu Little (pause, pause thinking of a word to call him & when nothing came to mind) Little!"

These phrases have gained a life of their own in our family and show up from time to time in conversations.  So this week my goals are simple, not to be a "Little, Little".  And more importantly, in all of my conversations and interactions with family, friends, clients, and associates, let my actions show I   do "Give a Care".  If you are not a client yet, I welcome the opportunity to spend some time with you and show I do care. We can discover together how to best reach your goals.

By the way, if you want to search for homes on your Apple iPhone or other cell phone click here.

Here are some active foreclosure and pre-foreclosure Deals in North San Diego Coastal areas

And here are beach area Dream Homes that are incredible!

There are some cross currents taking place in North San Diego Coastal Real Estate.

Inventory is down overall (for a search in all price ranges, attached & detached homes).

The MSI or Months Supply of Inventory is at 3.9 months, this peaked in November

2008 at 9 MSI. Also, notably comparing August 2008 to August 2009 the median price

is up 10%. Before you get all giddy if you are a home seller or freaked out if you have

been thinking about buying a home, but haven't yet, we are in a very segmented real

estate market in North San Diego Coastal areas. When we look at the same data for

homes priced at $500,000 or below the Months Supply of Inventory of home goes

in to "Sellers Market" territory, with only 1.7 MSI. Looking at the $501,000 to $999,000

price ranges the MSI is at 3.9 months. If you go to the million dollar plus homes the

picture gets considerably less bright if you are a home seller of a property above 1 million

dollars. The MSI in the higher price ranges stands at 19.2 Months Supply of Inventory,

I will say that again, that is right there is 19.2 months supply of homes on the market

 in the million dollar plus range.

The more interesting data is that while overall inventory is down, the numbers of sales

closed in August 2009 is also down from the number of closings in August 2008. Inventory

is down simply due to the fact that less homes are being put on the market right now,

so the months supply of inventory continues to dwindle. Below are some charts that we

can customize to your situation, whether buying or selling you need to know not just what

the overall real estate market is doing in San Diego but what your specific price range and

 zip code are doing.Heck we can even break it down for you by size of home or numbers of

bedrooms. By the way you can search for homes on your Apple iPhone right now this

comes in handy when you are on the road checking homes for sale and the flyer box is

empty. Your flyer box will never be empty again. You can get photos, added info and with

 the click of a button set up an appointment to see a home you are interested in.

Get Your Cell Phone MLS search here. Here are some great deals available now in North San Diego

Coastal real estate.

**These numbers and charts represent data from the cities of: Del Mar, Solana Beach, Rancho Santa Fe, Cardiff by the Sea, Encinitas, Carlsbad and Oceanside over the past 12 months)

On the Fairway at La Costa! This contemporary masterpiece boasts panoramic views of  the golf course and surrounding hills. Convenient single level home is very private and quiet  with high ceilings, chefs gourmet kitchen with black granite counters and high end stainless  steel appliances, architectural flooring and details throughout, air conditioning, beautiful  walls of glass bringing the outdoors in to this elegant home. This fine property just came on the market today I am going to check it out tomorrow but it looks great for those folks looking for a contemporary dream home in the resort town of La Costa. The home is a 3 bedroom one story home that is approximately 2364 square feet, priced at $1,295,000. Listed by Prudential California Properties

Cardiff by the Sea dramatic one story home  

Single story, 6,280 Sq. Ft. main house, with separate guest house,  All on spectacular ocean view 2 acre lot.  You will love the outdoor space and layout of the yard.  Beautiful tennis court, vanishing edge pool with spa overlooking the ocean.  Large grass area for the family gatherings.  Parking for the extra large RV plus many other parking spaces for guest...and an 8 CAR GARAGE that's right an 8 Car garage in Cardiff! $4,950,000 Listed by the Nationwide Group

The North San Diego County Coastal real estate market has been challenging for sellers for well over two years. It is likely we are at, or have seen the bottom in the starting price ranges. Every home I have written an offer on below $400,000 in recent months has had multiple offers. Many of the foreclosures that come to market now are snapped up in bidding wars for well over asking price. This kind of action is predominate in the starting price ranges right now but what is going on in homes above $800,000 is another story. The inventory levels of higher priced homes is substantial and with rates just recently coming down on jumbo loans (see related story)  it may take some time for higher priced homes to gain the footing the lower priced homes seem to have gained. This tale of two markets is somewhat typical and expected. Lower priced areas are the first hurt and typically see the steepest declines but many times they come back first, as they are now, with the higher end following behind.